CFN – While new Quebec Premier opened ugly sides of racism and linguistic hate in the last election that saw her gain a minority victory questions have to be asked “What of Stephen Harper’s Quebec strategy?” And there is one. Our Prime Minister is primarily known as a PoliticianContinue Reading
CFN – It is hard to believe, but back on this day in 2005, we were all involved in an election that was forced on November 28th when the Martin government lost a confidence vote. Part of what made that election possible and which laid the ground work for that nonconfidenceContinue Reading
Re: Canadian ‘debt clock’ passes $600 billion mark http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canadian-debt-clock-passes-600-billion-mark-1.1052931 According to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), the federal debt works out to $17,200 for every person in the country. But that $600 billion foregone by the government is now in the hands of the private sector, and if you divideContinue Reading
CFN – Congratulations are in order for Joan Crockatt, Erin O’Toole and Murray Rankin for their bye-election victories. We should also be thanking the other contenders who while they didn’t win, did have the courage to run for public office. With the bye-elections over, everyone will be reading the teaContinue Reading
CFN – Too many Canadians take being Canadian for granted. In Quebec our flag finally, with the support of two political parties is now standing again in the Quebec legislature. To Yves-Francois Blanchet of the PQ who requested the removal of our flag; turn in your passport sir. And while you’reContinue Reading
CFN– Bilingualism activist Jean Lecompte and I made a wager awhile back about whether Quebec was really part of Canada of not. I said it was and Mr. Lecompte after reviewing information shared by our viewers in the story sent in the following email. Hi! Jamie, I apologize for myContinue Reading
CFN – I see that Martha Hall Findlay has jumped into the federal Liberal leadership race, good for her. Her entrance will give media types a chance to talk about another serious candidate instead of the daily dribble about Justin Trudeau. Frankly at this point there isn’t anyone else ofContinue Reading
CFN – While the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) welcomes an amendment that would allow more temporary entrants to Canada, it says the majority of the proposed changes to Bill C-43, Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act, are unnecessary and unjustified. “We see little evidence of abuse to justify the amendments inContinue Reading
CFN – To me, wearing a poppy in 2012 is like thumbing my nose to a veteran, and here is why. I like the whole “honoring the troops” tradition – no question. It needs said. I had three of my dad’s uncle’s serve in WW2, and the damage trickled downContinue Reading
While visitors to CFN appear to be magnetized by language issues, here’s a question that touches us all, whatever our language. Do we deserve our government? Specifically, do we deserve a government that is poised to sell out a significant chunk of our natural resources and potentially Canada’s sovereignty toContinue Reading
“We can be in total disagreement with someone without denigrating them as a consequence.” – Pierre Elliot Trudeau CFN – Liberal Leadership season is settling in across Canada with races underway federally, in Québec and in Ontario. Political people are lining up behind their preferred candidates and trying to convince others toContinue Reading
Letter to the editor After watching a documentary called CHINA BY DEATH by Peter Navarro at the Library and Archives in Ottawa, I was horrified to learn about the injustice, deception and control China has on the entire Western World. Why are we allowing China a COMMUNIST STATE to take over our beautiful country? How LOW do weContinue Reading
CFN – While Ottawa’s proposed reforms to the pension plans of federal employees and MPs are a move in the right direction, the deep flaws in these plans require more fundamental revisions, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Federal Employee Pension Reforms: First StepsContinue Reading
CFN -The SD&G Community Futures Development Corporation (SD&G CFDC) announced today a $250,000 equity investment into the Garden Villa Retirement Residence (located in Chesterville, Ontario) in a highly successful effort to provide business counseling and a restructuring plan that put the retirement residence on the road to success. Local MPContinue Reading
CFN – In a recent speech, Michael Ignatieff raised some very good points about what is wrong with politics and political discourse. A lot of his points could apply to our House of Commons. Ignatieff was right on target when he referred to politicians today regarding each other as enemiesContinue Reading
CFN – Heather Villeneuve is the face of the language wars leaking out of Quebec right across Canada. She’s the victim of a system of hypocrisy. The Cornwall girl, born and bred has spent over $30,000 on her education graduating as a Medical Lab Assistant in 2011. WhileContinue Reading
CFN – Bilingual language advocate Jean Lecompte while attending at meeting in South Stormont Ontario went on record claiming that he didn’t agree with the Bilingual sign law instituted in Russell Township that forces businesses to have signs with both English and French on them. Responding to activist Howard GalganovContinue Reading
CFN – When political parties spend time on the opposition benches they often come up with ideas that look great on paper but lose their lustre once the party moves from the opposition side of the House to the government side. Such has been the case with the Conservatives andContinue Reading